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Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Pneumonia - Typhoid fever ... ventilation, ARDS acute ... respiratory distress syndrome ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
explain symptoms • Fever ... : 33% • Treatment ... At least 3 of (Acute ... pulmonary edema) • Fever ... #diagnosis #comparison
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
- 80% have fever ... - ACS, AKI, acute ... organ damage • Treatment ... Low calcium • Treatment ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Triggers: ATRA treatment ... : • Common: fever ... Renal Failure Treatment ... Differentiation #Syndrome
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
Overwhelming clinical syndrome ... presents as an acute ... following: • Fever ... • Bicytopenia Treatment ... #hematology
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antipsychotic Drugs Acute ... Extreme rigidity, fever ... tremor ("rabbit syndrome ... months or years of treatment ... #SideEffects #pharmacology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
weight loss, and fever ... Skin Disease Classification ... : • Acute cutaneous ... Pleural effusions • Acute ... to: Arthritis, Fever
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
Acute CPP Crystal ... • Metabolic syndrome ... 12-24 Hours • Fever ... #CPPD #Gout #Comparison ... #rheumatology #
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
sex • Metabolic syndrome ... 12-24 Hours • Fever ... nephrolithiasis, serum urate level ... • Serum urate level ... #rheumatology
Acute Recurrent Pericarditis
= recurrence of Acute Pericarditis (AP) after free interval >4-6 weeks without symptoms, >1/4
RED FLAGS: Fever ... manifestations, TREATMENT ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #rheumatology # ... cardiology